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If i made a report against my ex because he slapped me can i

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if i made a report against my ex because he slapped me can i drop the charges? I just wanted to get a restraining order against him not press charges JA: Because laws vary from place to place, can you tell me what state this is in? Customer: Ca** JA: Have you talked to a lawyer yet? Customer: No JA: Anything else you want the lawyer to know before I connect you? Customer: No

Good afternoon, I am a Criminal Defense attorney and former Prosecutor for the State Attorney's Office. I'll be answering your questions today, please understand this is for informational purposes only, and we do not currently have an attorney-client relationship. I've reviewed your question, please allow me just a few minutes to prepare some information for you, thank you!

Unfortunately since criminal charges have officially been filed, the decision to dismiss the case/ drop the charges is out of your hands, and is now in the prosecutor's hands.

That being said, what you can do is let the prosecutor know that you are unwilling to testify in the case and that you do in fact want the charges dismissed.

It will then be left to the prosecutor to determine whether they can prove the case without your cooperation, ie. whether they have other evidence like photos, witness statements, etc sufficient to prove the case.

If they do, then they will still continue with the case. However if they do NOT have enough evidence without your cooperation then they will be forced to drop the charges.

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